poverty

Bangladesh makes progress against child mortality, malnutrition
Bangladesh

Bangladesh makes progress against child mortality, malnutrition

The never-ending hardship: A teenage girl, wearing anklets, breaks brick in the Postagola area when she is supposed to be with playmates. She came to the capital from Netrokona with her family four years ago, driven by extreme poverty. These brick chips are mostly used for construction purposes and the workers get less than Tk200 per day for this hard labour. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Economy

Poverty: Shall it fall just as it rose?

Economy reopens, but poverty rises
Economy

Economy reopens, but poverty rises

File photo of Workers’ Party President Rashed Khan Menon
Politics

40% go below poverty line, 11.4% become rich during pandemic: Menon

'Electricity access wipes out poverty,' Planning Minister MA Mannan says
Corporates

'Electricity access wipes out poverty,' Planning Minister MA Mannan says

Representational Image; Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Bangladesh

10 lakh people to come out of poverty by 2025

​​​​​​​Covid might push 56 lakh more Bangladeshis into extreme poverty: UNDP
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

​​​​​​​Covid might push 56 lakh more Bangladeshis into extreme poverty: UNDP

A cave school is out in Guizhou. The sheer scale of China’s overall achievements when it comes to poverty alleviation is remarkable. Photo: Getty Images via Bloomberg
Global Economy

China scores big against poverty but the poor haven’t gone away

Chinese Flag. Photo:Collected
South Asia

China announces eradication of extreme poverty in last poor counties

To tackle the economic crisis in Covid-19, many children are force into child labour, where usually these children are made to work on a "no work, no pay" basis. Photo: Unicef.
Thoughts

Putting an end to child labour in South Asia

Displaced victims of the West Java tsunami in Indonesia collect World Food Programme (WFP) food aid. Photo/UN News
World+Biz

Rising hunger, ‘an outrage in a world of plenty’: UN Chief 

Photo/Courtesy
World+Biz

Covid-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: PMO
Environment

PM stresses multilateral efforts to protect planet